CORFAC News

CONTACT:  Art Ansoorian (805) 653-1648

Los Angeles, CA (December 17, 2012) – Harvey Beesen, a principal of The Klabin Company/CORFAC International of Los Angeles and a veteran of over 30 years in commercial real estate brokerage, has been honored with the prestigious “SIOR” designation by the Society of Industrial and Office Brokers.

SIOR is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association.  With more than 3,000 members in more than 630 cities in 32 countries, SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists, according to the society’s web site.

The SIOR designation is a professional achievement for highly qualified commercial real estate practitioners with a strong transactional history in brokerage, fee-based services or executive management.

Beesen, who has been a top producing broker for Klabin/CORFAC since 1980 specializing in landlord/tenant representation in industrial and office leases and sales, lists key business affiliations. These include serving as Chairman and Past President of the Los Angeles Air Cargo Association.  His professional affiliations are member, AIR Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Association, and CORFAC International.  He also gives back to his community by serving as Board Member of the Concern Foundation.

Beesen becomes the seventh Klabin/CORFAC broker to earn the SIOR designation.  The others are David Prior, Todd Taugner, Ron Rader, Luke Staubitz, Frank Schulz, and Stuart Klabin (retired).

About The Klabin Company/CORFAC International
Now in its sixth decade, The Klabin Company/CORFAC International is ranked among the top 20 commercial real estate companies based in Los Angeles.  The firm has offices in Los Angeles and Torrance, and is affiliated with CORFAC International.  For more information go to www.klabin.com.

About CORFAC International
CORFAC International (Corporate Facility Advisors) is distinguished by the way it manages multi-market commercial real estate assignments on behalf of corporate entities and privately-owned companies.  Founded in 1989, U.S.-based CORFAC is comprised of privately-held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial and retail real estate leasing and investment sales, multifamily property acquisitions and dispositions, property management and corporate services in North America, with coverage in South America provided by Panama-based Latin American Corporate Property Services.  A Principal Member of FIABCI – the International Real Estate Federation with global affiliates in Europe and Asia, CORFAC International offers commercial real estate services with market reach in 65 countries worldwide.  In recent years, CORFAC firms have averages 10,000 completed transactions annually encompassing nearly 100 million square feet and valued at more than $6 billion.  For more information on CORFAC, contact (703) 532-6160 or visit www.corfac.com.